Bio
Author, social entrepreneur, and Positive Psychology thought leader, Lisa is a passionary: a visionary driven by great passion and action. An intuitive healer, well-loved inspirational speaker, and expert workshop leader and facilitator, Lisa has shared her wisdom with thousands of people throughout the world to help them enhance their lives through Positive Psychology insights and easy-to-use interventions. Three experiences with death and illness in her family during a 10-month period motivated her to launch Soaringwords, a not-for-profit organization devoted to inspiring individuals and professionals to take active roles in self-healing to experience greater physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
Since 2000, Lisa has shared Soaringwords’ SOARING Into Positive Wellbeing Initiatives with more than 500,000 people. She is the author of SOARING into Strength: Love Transcends Pain, her debut memoir. Audiences around the world have resonated with her candor, wisdom, and biting humor as she shares her personal tragedies and triumphs to motivate people during difficult times.
Lisa is president of the International Positive Psychology Association’s (IPPA) Positive Health and Wellbeing Division where she hosts the popular Sci-Why: Thought Provoking Conversations With Positive Psychology Thought Leaders live webinar series.
Lisa graduated with an MBA in Marketing from Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from The University of Pennsylvania where she also received her undergraduate degree with honors. She has a certificate in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a certificate from the American Institute for Mental Imagery.
Lisa has been a keynote speaker, moderator, and panelist at dozens of professional and scientific conferences including the International Positive Psychology Association (2023, 2021, 2019, 2015, 2013); European Positive Psychology Conference (2022, 2018, 2016, 2014); Canadian Positive Psychology Conference (2018, 2016, 2014); International Positive Education Network (2018, 2016); and The Wholebeing Institute Well-Being Conference (2017).